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BELL, Stuart Sir |
Middlesbrough |
Labour |
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 Member for Middlesbrough since 1983. Committees: Member, House of Commons Commission since 1999; Member, Finance and Services Select Committee since 1999; Member, Ecclesiastical Committee. Political career: Second Church Estates Commissioner since 1997; Frontbench Spokesperson on Trade and Industry 1992-97; Frontbench Spokesperson on Northern Ireland 1984-87; Parliamentary Private Secretary to Rt Hon Roy Hattersley 1983-84; Member, Newcastle City Council 1980-83; Parliamentary Candidate, Hexham 1979. Special political interests: Europe, Middle East. Profession/Trade: Barrister. Title/Honours/Decorations: France 2006, Chevalier de la Legion d-Honneur; Freedom of the City of London 2003. Education: Hookergate Grammar School, Durham; Gray-s Inn, London. Languages spoken: French (fluent). Affiliations: Member, Fabian Society, Society of Labour Lawyers, Cooperative Society, GMB. Author of: The Honoured Society (novel); Binkies Revolution (novel); Pathway to the Euro (pamphlet); Tony Really Loves Me (autobiography); When Salem Comes to the Boro (factual account of Cleveland child abuse crisis); How to Abolish the Lords (Fabian tract); Days that Used to be (novel); Paris 69 (novel). Hobbies: Short-story and novel writing. b. 16 May 1938, Co Durham. Married with three children.
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2005 |
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2001 |
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| LAB HOLD |
Votes |
% |
+/- % |
Votes |
% |
| Labour |
18,562 |
57.8 |
-9.8 |
22,783 |
67.6 |
| Conservative |
5,263 |
16.4 |
-2.8 |
6,453 |
19.1 |
| Lib Dem |
5,995 |
18.7 |
8.2 |
3,512 |
10.4 |
| BNP |
819 |
2.6 |
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| Soc Alliance |
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577 |
1.7 |
| Independent |
503 |
1.6 |
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| Soc Lab |
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392 |
1.2 |
| No description |
230 |
0.7 |
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| Majority |
12,567 |
39.1 |
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16,330 |
48.4 |
| Turnout |
32,140 |
48.8 |
-1.0 |
33,717 |
49.8 |
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